Comparison

MusicMath vs The Shed App

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MusicMath

This musical tool offers a comprehensive suite of calculators for audio professionals and musicians. It includes converters for timecode, tempo, note frequencies, and sample lengths, alongside a tap tempo metronome and detailed note-to-frequency tables with customizable temperaments.

Highlights
  • Timecode calculator with frame format management
  • Tap tempo with metronome
  • Tempo to delay (milliseconds/hertz) converter
  • Note to frequency converter with temperaments
  • Sample length converter
  • Frequency to note converter
Features
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"MusicMath" is a musical tool that includes a timecode calculator, a tap tempo, a tempo to delay in milliseconds and hertz converter, a note to frequency table converter, a sample length converter, a tempo change converter, and a frequency to note converter. Timecode calculator: • Add and subtract timecodes or frames • Convert a number of frames to timecodes • Simultaneously convert the number of frames and the timecode • Conversion of timecode when changing the frame format • Managing frame formats 23.976 fps, 24 fps, 25 fps, 29.94 fps, 29.97 fps, 29.97 fps drop frame, 30 fps, 50 fps, 59.94 fps, 60 fps • Real-time display for formats 23.976 fps, 29.94 fps, 29.97 fps, 59.94 fps • Unlimited history calculations • History can be saved and exported to other applications Tap tempo: • Improved algorithm for impresize tap • Metronome • Transfer calculated tempo to other MusicMath tools Tempo to delay table: • Convert tempo to milliseconds and hertz • Convert for whole-note, half-note, quarter-note, eighth-note, sixteenth-note, thirty-note, and sixty-fourth-note for dotted notes and triplets Note to frequency table: • Convert MIDI notes to frequencies • Adjustable diapason and root note • One hundred selectable temperaments • Visualization of intervals in cents for each temperament • Taking into account the temperament for the calculation of frequencies • Plays piano sound when notes are touched Sample length converter: • Convert length between samples, milliseconds, and tempo Tempo change converter: • Calculates tempo change by ratio (%) and transposition Frequency to note converter: • Convert a frequency to the closest note and the cents needed • Plays the frequency

About

The Shed App

Features
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"The Shed" is your daily practice companion built specifically for producers and songwriters who want to stop guessing at the piano roll and start playing it with freedom. Built around the GRIP System — the same producer-friendly chord methodology trusted by 3,000+ producers worldwide — "The Shed" gives you everything you need to show up, lock in, and actually get better. Every single day. WHAT'S INSIDE The Shed — Your daily practice space. Set your timer, start your session, and build the kind of streak that actually changes how you play. Includes a built-in metronome with tap tempo so your timing tightens up alongside your harmony. The Catch — Record your ideas the moment they hit. Practice sessions, song ideas, and spontaneous voicings — captured, tagged, and stored so nothing gets lost between sessions. GRIPS Library — Every GRIP shape. Every key. Every voicing. See it on the keyboard, hear it with one tap, and reference it any time — no guessing, no searching YouTube. 30-Day Roadmap — A fully structured 30-day practice plan that takes you from shapes to songs to fluency. Each day tells you exactly what to play, what to think about, and how to hear what you're building. Insights — Track your sessions, streaks, and personal bests over time. See your consistency. Watch your momentum build. The Shed is the dedicated practice companion for Piano4Producers students. Track practice sessions, build streaks, save recordings, and monitor your growth over time. Access requires an active account. If you've ever felt like piano wasn't made for the way your brain works — this was made for you. Show up. Lock in. Play what you hear.

Screenshots

MusicMath4 screens
The Shed App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Shed App at Free against MusicMath's $9.99. MusicMath's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

The Shed App is free to download; MusicMath costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MusicMath versus The Shed App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMusicMathThe Shed App
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB185 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaurent ColsonBruce McKinnon Jr

In-app purchases

None

MusicMath

No in-app purchases

None

The Shed App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MusicMath free?
MusicMath costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Shed App free?
The Shed App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MusicMath or The Shed App have ads?
Neither MusicMath nor The Shed App shows ads.

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